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to give an oral or written account of in some detail
a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
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Recent Examples of recount
Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Together, Sarah Wondra and the roommates bound Michael with duct tape and shoved him into the duffel bag, Wondra recounted to the detectives.
—Alex Brizee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Fulton County has also confirmed that some ballots were scanned multiple times during the recount.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Verb
What is rarely recounted is the key role played in that coup by two leading ayatollahs—Abol-Qasem Kashani and Mohammad Behbahani—who were heroes and mentors to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founding father of the Islamic Republic.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Together, Sarah Wondra and the roommates bound Michael with duct tape and shoved him into the duffel bag, Wondra recounted to the detectives.
—Alex Brizee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
In 2024, Republican candidate Heather Lappin lost out on the Pima County sheriff’s seat to incumbent Democrat Chris Nanos, the man currently in charge of finding Nancy Guthrie, by 481 votes in a recount.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Fulton County has also confirmed that some ballots were scanned multiple times during the recount.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recount
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So too is a work ethic peers often describe as relentless, paired with a preternatural optimism that keeps him pushing through setbacks.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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HostArmada's dedicated options are managed cloud servers, unlike the bare-metal hardware previously described.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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Members of Congress now spend remarkable amounts of time raising money.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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When the new dealership opens, its annual gross sales are projected at almost $84 million, with 70% of that amount subject to Glenview’s 1% local sales tax, Brady said.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Impala Platinum has opened formal talks with Zimbabwe’s central bank and lined up meetings with both the South African and Zimbabwean governments to press for clarity on Harare’s export-earnings policy, its CEO told Semafor, escalating a commercial cash-flow dispute into bilateral negotiations.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Mar. 2026
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In total, over 20 key experts working on AXIS were removed from Goddard and from NASA entirely, significantly curtailing the team’s ability to execute.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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Bam Adebayo scored 83 points Tuesday night, surpassing Kobe Bryant’s iconic 81-point game for the second highest single-game total in NBA history.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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That was part of coming up with a clear narrative that can hook you emotionally and that can help narrate this story.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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The story weaves together themes of loss, found family and the small mysteries that can change lives — all narrated through the wry, observant voice of a creature who may just be smarter than the humans around him.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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But while these rocks have acted as a silent witness to generations of climbers who have chalked their fingers and attempted to move valiantly upward, the sport on the whole is at a unique inflection point, with women increasingly stepping in and showing their prowess on new routes.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Mar. 2026
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Even then, constitutional protections of religious free exercise remain important to society’s civil liberties on the whole, even the project of science.—
Cory Anderson,
STAT,
6 Mar. 2026
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Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz’s ‘Another League’ chronicles the defiant birth of women’s soccer in the waning years of Francisco Franco’s arcane dictatorship in early 1970s Spain – today the reigning world champions after winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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The purchase for an undisclosed sum is meant to boost Anduril’s capabilities in space domain awareness, battle management and fire control.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The 12-figure sum aims to expand and improve networks, workforce development and technological innovation.—
Victoria Baeza Garcia,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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